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Sandfly Bay, Dunedin Esplanade, St Clair Beach, Dunedin Tunnel Beach, Dunedin Poles, St Clair Beach, Dunedin Aramoana Beach and the Mole, Dunedin Middles Beach, Dunedin Surfing, St Kilda Beach Surfing, St Clair Beach, Dunedin Tunnel Beach, Dunedin Allans Beach, Otago Peninsula

St Clair Beach and Salt Water pool

St Clair Beach and Salt Water pool
There is nothing between this white sandy beach and the Antartic.

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Aramoana Beach and the Mole

Aramoana Beach and the Mole
This beautiful white sandy beach is split by thr Mole, a long breakwater stretching out into the harbour entrance.

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Victory Beach and the Pyramids

Victory Beach and the Pyramids
This pristine and completely undeveloped beach is named after the Victory ship that sunk of its shores

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Blueskin Bay

Blueskin Bay
Blueskin Bay is an estuary about 25km north of Dunedin named after Te Hikututu and his nephew Kahutin because of all their Tā Moko (traditional Maori tattoos).

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Tunnel Beach

Tunnel Beach
Best at low tide this twenty minute easy walk from the carpark on Tunnel Beach Road through private farm land takes you to a magnificent sandstone sea arch and man-made tunnel to the secluded beach with fossil filled cliffs on all sides.

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Long Beach

Long Beach
Because it’s tranquil.
Because it’s a rock-climbing Mecca.
Because of the caves: groovy room-sized ones near the north end of the beach lead to a massive cavern you could hide an army - or stage an opera - in. Watch for rockfalls though, and – sometimes - falling sheep!
Long Beach is a stunning 30-minute drive north of Dunedin, via Port Chalmers. Make time to visit Port, Aramoana and Orokonui Ecosanctuary on the way.

Sandfly Bay

Sandfly Bay

Sandfly Bay is a bay with large dunes on the Otago Peninsula, 15 km east of central Dunedin.

The bay was often thought by locals to have been named for a small biting insect known as the sandfly, but this is incorrect. It was named after the sand which, given the windy nature of this coast, flies from the dunes surrounding the bay.

An island at the northeastern end of the bay is known as Lion Rock or Lion's Head Rock, due to its shape. A distinctive landmark, it can be clearly seen in good weather from Second Beach, close to Saint Clair.

At the northeastern end of the bay the Department of Conservation (DOC) has constructed wooden hides for the public and DOC staff to view Yellow-eyed Penguin activity without disturbance. The beach is a popular site for the Hooker's Sea Lion to bask on the sand. It is also an excellent site for washed up Durvillea antarctica to be found.

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